§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the cost of advertisements for speech therapy vacancies in the last 12 months.
§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many vacancies exist for speech therapists.
§ Dr. OwenThe committee of inquiry into the speech therapy services estimated that there was in 1970 a shortfall of about 350 speech therapists. There has not been a more recent assessment but numbers employed have increased by about 100 since 1970 and the committee's recommendation for a considerably larger increase in the long term has been accepted.